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Stachys annua

Taxonomy: Angiospermae, Lamiales, Lamiaceae, Stachys

Links: http://flora.nhm-wien.ac.at/Seiten-Arten/Stachys-annua.htm

Published: 2020-12-10

Pollen Description

Shape, Size and Aperture

pollen unit: monad,  dispersal unit and peculiarities: monad,  size (pollen unit): medium-sized (26-50 µm),  size of hydrated pollen (LM): 21-25 µm, 26-30 µm,  shortest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): -,  longest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): -,  shortest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 21-25 µm,  longest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 21-25 µm,  pollen class: colpate,  polarity: isopolar,  P/E-ratio: isodiametric,  shape: spheroidal,  outline in polar view: circular,  dominant orientation (LM): oblique,  P/E-ratio (dry pollen): prolate,  shape (dry pollen): -,  outline in polar view (dry pollen): elliptic,  infoldings (dry pollen): aperture(s) sunken,  aperture number: 3,  aperture type: colpus,  aperture condition: colpate, tricolpate,  aperture peculiarities: aperture membrane ornamented

Ornamentation and Structure

LMornamentation LM: reticulate,  nexine: present,  sexine: present,  SEMornamentation SEM: reticulate, perforate,  suprasculpture SEM: -,  TEMtectum: semitectate,  infratectum: columellate,  foot layer: continuous,  endexine: absent,  intine: bilayered,  wall peculiarities: -,  supratectal element: -

Miscellaneous

pollen coatings: pollenkitt,  reserves in cytoplasm: lipids,  cell number: 2-celled,  Ubisch bodies: absent

Author(s) of diagnosis: Halbritter, Heidemarie; Ulrich, Silvia; Auer, Waltraud

Pictures

habitus

1. habitus

inflorescence(s)

2. inflorescence(s)

flower(s)

3. flower(s)

flower(s)

4. flower(s)

2-celled pollen

5. 2-celled pollen

2-celled pollen

6. 2-celled pollen

acetolyzed pollen, upper focus

7. acetolyzed pollen, upper focus

acetolyzed pollen, optical section

8. acetolyzed pollen, optical section

acetolyzed pollen, lower focus

9. acetolyzed pollen, lower focus

hydrated pollen, polar view

10. hydrated pollen, polar view

hydrated pollen, equatorial view

11. hydrated pollen, equatorial view

hydrated pollen

12. hydrated pollen

hydrated pollen

13. hydrated pollen

hydrated pollen

14. hydrated pollen

hydrated pollen grains

15. hydrated pollen grains

hydrated pollen, polar view

16. hydrated pollen, polar view

polar view

17. polar view

hydrated pollen, slightly oblique polar view

18. hydrated pollen, slightly oblique polar view

equatorial view

19. equatorial view

hydrated pollen, equatorial view

20. hydrated pollen, equatorial view

detail of aperture

21. detail of aperture

detail of aperture

22. detail of aperture

exine surface

23. exine surface

exine surface

24. exine surface

polar area

25. polar area

dry pollen

26. dry pollen

dry pollen grains

27. dry pollen grains

pollen wall, interapertural area

28. pollen wall, interapertural area

pollen wall, interapertural area

29. pollen wall, interapertural area

pollen wall, interapertural area

30. pollen wall, interapertural area

pollen wall at transition of aperture and interapertural region

31. pollen wall at transition of aperture and interapertural region

pollen wall at transition of aperture and interapertural region

32. pollen wall at transition of aperture and interapertural region

Picture legend

  1. habitus, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  2. inflorescence(s), photographer: Halbritter, H.
  3. flower(s), photographer: Ulrich, S.
  4. flower(s), photographer: Ulrich, S.
  5. 2-celled pollen - dry, unfixed, aceto-carmine, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  6. 2-celled pollen - dry, unfixed, aceto-carmine, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  7. acetolyzed pollen, upper focus - dry, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  8. acetolyzed pollen, optical section - dry, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  9. acetolyzed pollen, lower focus - dry, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  10. hydrated pollen, polar view - dry, rehydrated (water), unstained, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  11. hydrated pollen, equatorial view - dry, rehydrated (water), unstained, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  12. hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, unstained, photographer: Auer, W.
  13. hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, ruthenium red, photographer: Auer, W.
  14. hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, ruthenium red, photographer: Auer, W.
  15. hydrated pollen grains - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  16. hydrated pollen, polar view - dry, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  17. polar view - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  18. hydrated pollen, slightly oblique polar view - dry, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  19. equatorial view - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  20. hydrated pollen, equatorial view - dry, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  21. detail of aperture - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  22. detail of aperture - dry, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  23. exine surface - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  24. exine surface - dry, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  25. polar area - dry, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  26. dry pollen - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  27. dry pollen grains - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  28. pollen wall, interapertural area - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, potassium permanganate, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  29. pollen wall, interapertural area - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, uranyl acetate & lead citrate, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  30. pollen wall, interapertural area - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  31. pollen wall at transition of aperture and interapertural region - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, uranyl acetate & lead citrate, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  32. pollen wall at transition of aperture and interapertural region - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Ulrich, S.

Literature

  • Halbritter, H (1998) Preparing living pollen material for scanning electron microscopy using 2,2-dimethoxypropane (DMP) and criticalpoint drying. Biotechnic Histochem 73: 137–143

Copyright and Citation

Cite this publication as:

Halbritter H., Ulrich S., Auer W. 2020. Stachys annua. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://www.paldat.org/pub/Stachys_annua/304432;jsessionid=0EFC4A11E6B707D5CA433C3459EEAF09; accessed 2024-04-26

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